Valve for water closet tanks



April 13, 1937. T. E. lMLER VALYE FOR WATER CLOSET TANKS Filed Jan. '7, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l nven lor flam 'fwl r- By q - Allorneys April 13, T E [M VALVE FOR WATER CLOSET TANKS I Filed Jan. '7, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [nvenlor i\ V Tamas E [mler MA tlan-!eps Patented Apr. 13, 1937 UNITED STATES VALVE FOR WATER CLOSET TANKS Thomas E. Imler, Salina, Kans.

Application January '7, 1936, Serial No. 57,993

1 Claim.

The present invention appertains to new and useful improvements in a valve for flushing tanks for water closets.

The principal object of the p-resent invention is to provide a valve for a water closet Wherein the flushing operation is accomplished by a mere touch of the control.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a valve for an improved water closet tank which because of its positive operation of parts is not susceptible to the development of ready defects.

These and various other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view through the tank.

Figure 2 represents a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents a fragmentary perspective View of the goose neck.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 represents the tank proper with numeral 3 the removable cover therefor.

Numeral represents the upstanding supply pipe connected at its lower end to the water supply Conduit 8. A connection 9 on the bottom of the tank 5 connects the upstanding supply pipe 'I With the branch pipe !0.

In the head i i of the stand pipe 1 is a valve having a valve stem l2 with which the rocker |3 is engageable. This rocker is pivoted as at |4 to the upstanding ear !5 and at one end is connected by the link !6 to the rocker ll to which the elongated rod i& is connected, the rod l8 having the fioat !9 at its: free end.

Depending from the spout 23 on which the ear i 5 is located is the discharge pipe 2! terminating in its discharge end in close proximity to the bottom of the tank 5.

Nmneral 22 represents a goose neck one end of which is threaded as at 23 and disposed through the bottom of the tank 5 as is shown in Figure 1, with jamb nuts 24 thereon to retain the goose neck in the position shown in Figure 1. The other end of the goose neck 22 terminates in close proximity with respect to the bottom of the tank 5. An air induction pipe 25 depends from the bight portion of the goose neck 22 to terminate at its lower end adjacent the bottom of the tank 5, but above the level of the last mentioned end 55 of the goose neck 22.

As is clearly shown in Figure 2, the branch supply pipe o extends to communicate with the barrel 26 which is divided into the chambers 21-28 by the seat structure 29 for the valve element 30. This tube 26 is provided with the tubular extension 3| which is disposed through an opening in the side of the tank 5 and has a packing gland 32 at its outer end through which the stem 33 of the valve 30 extends. A portion of this stern extends inwardly beyond the valve element 30 and into the coiled spring 34 which is interposed between the valve element 30 and the spring receiving socket 35. This socket 35 is on the cap 36 and can be removed from the inner 'end of the barrel 26.

A bracket 31 on the outside of the tank 35 has the hand lever 38 pivotally connected thereto and this hand lever 38 is provided with a protuberance 39 engageable with the outer end of the stem 33.

The inclined pipe 40 extends from the barrel 26 at the chamber 28 to terminate in an upstanding jet 4! protruding into the end of the goose neck 22.

It can now be seen, that with the float !9 in the position noted in Figure 1 the valve in the head l l is closed and water is not supplied to the tank. I-Iowever, when the hand lever 38 is moved so as to unseat the valve element 30, water passes from the water supply branch pipe o through the compartments 21 and 28 to the pipe 40 and is ejected from the jet 4l upwardly in the goose neck 22. This starts a flow of water through the goose neck which flow is continuous on the principle of a siphon. This siphoning operation continues until the water recedes below the lower end of the air pipe 25 which results in the admission of air to the goose neck, thus breaking the siphoning operation.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A valve of the character described, co-mprising a support, an elongated shell provided with a reduced hollow extension disposed through the support, means on an intermediate portion of the extension for retaining the extension Secured to the support, said extension being further reduced outwardly of said intermediate portion, a packing nut threaded on the outer end of the extension, a rod extending through the packing nut and the extension and into the shell, a lever pivotally connected to the support and being disposed over the outer end of the rod, said shell being provided at its intermediate point with a, partition apertured and constructed to define a, valve seat, said partition dividing the interier of the shell into a, pair of compartments in one of which the rod operates, a removable cap at the opposite end of the shell, a valve element engageable with the'seat on the partition, a. spring interposed between the cap and the valve, an inlet pipe for the valve compartment, an outlet pipe for the rod Compartment, said rod being operative through the aperture of the partition and free therefrom'to engage the Valve when the rod is moved by pressure of the lever on the outer end thereof.

THOMAS E. IMLER. 

